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Palaemon (crustacean)
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Palaemon is a genus of caridean shrimp in the family Palaemonidae.[2]
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Palaemon | |
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Palaemon pacificus | |
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Palaemon elegans | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Palaemonidae |
Genus: | Palaemon Weber, 1795 |
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Palaemon adspersus | |
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Some species, including Palaemon macrodactylus and Palaemon orientis, can inhabit fish ponds where they compete with fish for food and can therefore be considered pests.[3]